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I wonder if anybody else has had the same symptoms, my last BCG treatment was six months ago since then I’ve been experiencing a lot of bleeding at one point bladder retention was in hospital Three days they flushed and sent me home, soon after it started...
Starting tomorrow, the new treatment enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab at Guys. It's a fairly new treatment for the NHS which is having good results. I just hope I manage ok and the side effects are not too hard on me. Been there today as having a...
Hi All urologist says 2 small papillary downward lessions that can be completely removed by turbit surgery, would this seem to mean they are not muscle invasive im so scared
Hi, new to this so not sure what I'm doing! Just diagnosed and recovering from surgery and chemo but the review appointment isn't till May 2oth. Still trying to get my head round going from fit, active, no symptoms to having treatment. Taking much longer...
I hope this post gives hope to anyone just starting out (at least with a similar diagnosis to mine). I was diagnosed as pTa G1 in June 2021 and had TURBT and a single installation of Mitomycin C. I opted for annual monitoring and have been fortunate enough...
After 12 bcg sessions and being in the clear the latest flexible cystoscopy showed 2 abnormalities. One I can only describe as looking like a piece of tripe glued inside my bladder and also a red patch. These were previously thought to be a reaction to...
Hi all, I’ve had the tumour removed and a further TURBT to check it, I’m now about to undergo the BCG which I’m very relieved about . There was the usual bleeding after the op for a couple of days but the worse thing is my penis is now bent. It has...
Hi. In preparation for what may be inevitable and of which I may actually, for reasons you will all understand, be most grateful for, I have been looking at various types of Urostomy bags. I can already see that they do not hold enough liquid to match...
Hello All, Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I am a 33 year old male, and I am just not understanding what is happening to me nor if the doctors are taking the appropriate steps. I am sorry for the long post but wanted to check if anyone...
My partner is 76 and was diagnosed with high grade non-invasive bladder cancer approximately two years ago. Since then she has had many BCG cycles which appeared to clear it up. A CT scan detected something on her kidney, that a biopsy confirmed was cancerous...
